Impact of Purposeful Sessional Endings on Both the Group and the Practitioner

Birnbaum, Martin L.; Mason, Susan E.; Msw, Andrew Cicchetti

doi:10.1300/j009v25n04_02

Cited by 4 publications

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“…This was followed by the presentation of new material. The session was then brought to a close with a purposeful session ending (Birnbaum, Mason, & Cicchetti, 2002) in which all members reflected about the session.…”

Section: Midgroup Phasementioning

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Interdisciplinary Co-Facilitation of Support Groups for Parents of Children with Autism: An Opportunity for Professional Preparation

Banach

Couse

2012

Social Work With Groups

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Skillful cofacilitation of groups provides group members with shared leadership, combined knowledge, and broadened problem-solving capability. Interdisciplinary cofacilitation offers group members different points of view and diverse professional expertise. This article presents a support group approach for parents of children diagnosed with autism and describes the benefits of interdisciplinary cofacilitation by social workers and early childhood special educators. The advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary cofacilitation are discussed.

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Section: Midgroup Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary Co-Facilitation of Support Groups for Parents of Children with Autism: An Opportunity for Professional Preparation

Banach

Couse

2012

Social Work With Groups

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“…The fi rst, Birnbaum and Cicchetti' s (2000) The Power of Purposeful Sessional Endings in each Group Encounter, aims to conceptualize the ending phase. The second paper, Birnbaum, Mason and Cicchetti' s (2002) Impact of Purposeful Sessional Endings on both the Group and the Practitioner, reports on a study with eighteen student volunteers to test the conceptual framework of purposeful endings.…”

Section: Sessional Endingsmentioning

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A model for working with the group life cycle in each group session across the life span of the group

Birnbaum¹,

Cicchetti²

2012

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Developmental stage theory has been well attended to by groupwork theorists. A neglected area in the group work literature is the stages, or phases, of group development in each group session. The paper provides a holistic model for sessional groupwork practice that includes tasks and skills in the beginning, middle and ending stages of individual sessions, problems typically encountered in sessional work, transition between sessional stages and connectedness between sessions.

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An online mindful self-compassion group offered during COVID-19: reflections on group work elements

Dylan,

Gudmundson,

Tufford

2024

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Impact of Purposeful Sessional Endings on Both the Group and the Practitioner

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Interdisciplinary Co-Facilitation of Support Groups for Parents of Children with Autism: An Opportunity for Professional Preparation

Interdisciplinary Co-Facilitation of Support Groups for Parents of Children with Autism: An Opportunity for Professional Preparation

A model for working with the group life cycle in each group session across the life span of the group

An online mindful self-compassion group offered during COVID-19: reflections on group work elements

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